State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: California vs West Virginia
Computer User Support Specialists in California earn a median of $79,570. In West Virginia, $55,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 43.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.8%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $79,570
- p25
- $62,790
- p75
- $101,780
- p10
- $52,270
- p90
- $122,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
West Virginia
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $55,350
- p25
- $46,650
- p75
- $68,900
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $87,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.